Comments on: Wild Salmon Vs. Farmed Raised: Which is Better?

By: Salmon: Get the WILD type « SuperNutritious

Salmon: Get the WILD type « SuperNutritious — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:54:17 +0000

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By: mike

mike — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:54:45 +0000

You wouldn’t somehow be connected to a salmon farm now would you greg?

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Hoisin-Glazed Salmon with Plum-Ginger Relish (Plus, Sesame Wonton Chips!) — Thu, 05 May 2011 21:43:04 +0000

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By: Greg Lambert

Greg Lambert — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:53:52 +0000

Yes PCB’s do come from the food an animal eats but essentially that is dependant on the body of water. Farmed fish have far better Feed Conversion Ratios than their wild cousins and some companies are below the 1kg of fish meal/oil to create 1kg of muslce. Wild salmon are close to 3 and even 5 to 1 depending on the species and habitat.
Again, if you prefer wild salmon that is fine, just make sure you prefer it for the right reasons. Wild salmon is simply not able to meet consumer demand and thus farmed salmon must make up the difference.
Also the pigments used in feeds to give the orange color is chemically identical to the pigments wild fish consume in their diets.
Are you also concerned with the large amounts of fish in one place during spawnign season in the wild? Funny how the decomposing bodies of Pacific Salmon in the wild are considered “good nutrients” but areas near farmed pens are demonized.

Where i live, Farmed Salmon is available fresh year round vs wild salmon seasonally and mostly of the frozen variety creating a large fuel footprint. Humans have evolved from those who chase food to those who raise it as a matter of need and efficiency.

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Foodie Friday: Health and Environmental Issues of Salmon | Foodie Knowledge — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:24:10 +0000

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By: Sam Martinez

Sam Martinez — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:56:38 +0000

I found out the difference the other day when i went to Meijer and paid $20 /lb when I would normally pay far less at at Country Market. Though I was shocked at the price difference I was also shocked at how RED the more expensive meat was; it looked like a beef steak and it had a much more distinct, and better, flavor to it. I also noticed that it retained more of its natural juices when I cooked it on the grill that the other more light pink-colored salmon I was used to buying.

I will now always opt to pay the higher price for salmon.